California · 1945

Top 100 names in California, 1945, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	3,191
#2	Mary	3,020
#3	Patricia	2,314
#4	Barbara	2,222
#5	Carol	2,138
#6	Susan	1,991
#7	Sharon	1,905
#8	Sandra	1,653
#9	Nancy	1,392
#10	Donna	1,307
#11	Karen	1,288
#12	Judith	1,275
#13	Judy	1,201
#14	Kathleen	1,180
#15	Diane	1,074
#16	Carolyn	971
#17	Margaret	936
#18	Gloria	839
#19	Pamela	833
#20	Janet	811
#21	Cheryl	801
#22	Shirley	789
#23	Betty	710
#24	Janice	710
#25	Virginia	702
#26	Marilyn	689
#27	Diana	672
#28	Joyce	612
#29	Joan	591
#30	Bonnie	532
#31	Elizabeth	466
#32	Dorothy	461
#33	Beverly	461
#34	Frances	446
#35	Martha	428
#36	Helen	419
#37	Ann	404
#38	Carole	395
#39	Gail	390
#40	Christine	380
#41	Connie	374
#42	Kathy	373
#43	Jean	371
#44	Jane	365
#45	Alice	360
#46	Victoria	360
#47	Sally	346
#48	Suzanne	340
#49	Darlene	327
#50	Catherine	327
#51	Peggy	327
#52	Phyllis	323
#53	Maria	322
#54	Sue	322
#55	Kathryn	317
#56	Joanne	316
#57	Paula	305
#58	Lynn	304
#59	Irene	302
#60	Elaine	299
#61	Ruth	293
#62	Rose	291
#63	Marie	285
#64	Dolores	282
#65	Jacqueline	281
#66	Roberta	275
#67	Sylvia	269
#68	Jo	268
#69	Vicki	261
#70	Laura	257
#71	Katherine	256
#72	Rosemary	247
#73	Jeanne	243
#74	Dianne	242
#75	Charlotte	242
#76	Anita	238
#77	Lynda	232
#78	Claudia	229
#79	Brenda	227
#80	Norma	227
#81	Charlene	222
#82	Sherry	222
#83	Julie	219
#84	Evelyn	219
#85	Pat	219
#86	Anne	213
#87	Marsha	210
#88	Sheila	210
#89	Cynthia	206
#90	Louise	202
#91	Marcia	200
#92	Joann	196
#93	Geraldine	193
#94	Rita	192
#95	Doris	191
#96	Penny	186
#97	Kay	185
#98	Toni	185
#99	Ellen	184
#100	Leslie	182

Uniquely popular in California

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Armida	25	3	0
Kim	26	3	1
Robyn	22	3	1
Lupe	115	14	3
Kathi	22	3	1
Leilani	21	3	1
Erlinda	24	3	1
Ana	32	4	1
Chris	31	4	1
Socorro	21	3	1
Yolanda	176	21	6
Sandi	35	4	1

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.